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A machine shop has stayed competitive by incorporating cellular manufacturing methods.

Using on-machine inspection to check part quality can reduce lead times.

Developments in rare-earth magnetic chucks.

Descriptions of metalcutting-related products and services.

Mike Principato's Manager's Desk, Back to Basics on coolant filtration, Part Time, Get with the Program, Michael Daren's Machinists' Corner

Considerations when choosing between a Swiss-style machine, with its sliding headstock, and a conventional fixed-headstock CNC lathe.

Coatings for superabrasives help improve grinding wheel performance.

CTE's Web site review is a handy reference for readers looking for metal cutting and grinding products and services being promoted and offered on the Internet. Here you'll find the URLs of qualifying CTE advertisers, as well as thumbnails of their home pages and product line descriptions. Each entry also includes the company's phone number.

Analyze the workpiece material to increase productivity.

Growth of Swiss-style machining spurs tooling developments.

Abrasive selection and automation are keys to successful finishing of artificial implants.

Pick-and-place robots boost productivity and, say experts, may save U.S. shops.

Mike Principato's Manager's Desk, Back to Basics on Swiss-style turning essentials, Part Time on manufacturing housings, Talking Points and Ask the Grinding Doc

A look inside a company that specializes in making tools for cutting bone.

Some of the factors to consider when looking into machining medical parts.

Radial chip thinning boosts productivity by permitting a cutting tool to run at a higher feed per tooth when roughing.

Mike Principato's Manager's Desk, Back to Basics on grinding wheels, Part Time, Get with the Program

The Schleifring Grinding Symposium 2005 presented the latest in grinding technology.

Router tools designed for machining mechanical plastics provide an opportunity to maximize productivity.

Advances in abrasive waterjet machining have encouraged a growing number of shops to adopt the technology.